Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Noverd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noverd and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Noverd

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Noverd:
  • 38.091030, -121.687732
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Noverd

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sacramento County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Since Noverd is near Solano County and also Contra Costa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Noverd

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noverd ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Birds Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Birds Landing is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds Landing <1>
• Chipps
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chipps is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
• Cornwall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Diamond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Eagle Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Tree is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Tree
• Empire ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Howard Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Landing is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
• Howard Landing Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Landing Ferry is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing Ferry
• Montezuma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Montezuma is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Sand Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Spoonbill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Spoonbill is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
• Terminous
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous

How Far From Noverd to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Noverd to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Noverd and extending to:

• Sacramento, which is the Seat of Sacramento County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Noverd to Sacramento, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,148 miles [13,112.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'